Today is my second and last stop on this tour! My first post was on KELL….ALWAYS THE OUTSIDER. Check it out! But today is all about Alucard Emery *side grin forever*.

I LOVED ALUCARD! He was a fantastic addition to the set of characters in A Gathering of Shadows.

Alucard by Ryu the Narcoleptic Banana

Who is Alucard?

Victoria described Alucard in a Tweet as…”AlucardEmery, witty, mysterious, eyebrow-pierced captain of the Night Spire.” source

So basically a sexy pirate.

Alucard is smart, chill, sexy captain of the privateering ship, the Night Spire. Lila becomes part of his crew and he helps Lila learn the Arnesian language and to harness her elemental magic. The two have an interesting friendship anyone would be jealous of, full of snark and banter.

“What are you supposed to be?” she asked in Arnesian. “A fish?” Alucard made a noise of mock affront. “Obviously,” he said, brandishing the helmet, “I’m a dragon.” “Wouldn’t it make more sense for you to be a fish?” challenged Lila. “After all, you do live on the sea, and you are rather slippery, and—” “I’m a dragon,” he interjected. “You’re just not being very imaginative.” ― Victoria Schwab, A Gathering of Shadows

After many years gone, Alucard heads back to London to compete in a magical tournament the Essen Tasch. He competes with the magical element of water.

Relationship

Alucard was in a previous relationship with Rhy the Prince of Red London before he headed to the seas. Needless to say this spices things up but also causes a rift with Kell. Kell does NOT like Alucard at all and you’ll see why in A Gathering of Shadows.

“Alucard snaked an arm possessively around his shoulders and brought his lips to the prince’s neck, just below his ear. Rhy actually shivered. “You are far too familiar with your prince,” he warned. “So you confess it, then?” His brushed his lips against Rhy’s throat. “That you are mine.” ― Victoria Schwab, A Gathering of Shadows

Rhy and Alucard by Narcoleptic Banana

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Great post Sarah! I’m currently reading A Gathering of Shadows right now and I love Alucard! His charisma and wit and just excellent. And I laughed so much when I saw V’s tweet about his name being Dracula backwards – I’d never noticed!

Ugh!!!!I haven’t read this yet! Wish I knew about the readalong sooner.But in anyway, this is a great post, I’ve learned some new things. I’m super excited to read it even more now. Amazing post as always my dear.
Xoxo

Ah, awesome post Sarah 😀 Yay for loving this man a whole bunch 😉 I still haven’t read book two, so I haven’t met him yet, but read so many teasers, and I cannot wait to get to meet him too 🙂 Thank you for sharing. <3

Ah, Sarah, where do you always find those perfectly matching pictures ♥? I fell head over heels for Alucard when he appeared first in the second book. A sexy, clever and quick-witted Captain ? HELLO?! How can one resits? He is the perfect match for the philandering Rhy … I am EXTREMELY excited to see how this all evolves … so only a few more days to go. On one hand I am more than curious to read the final book on the other hand I am devastated that the series will be over afterwards *starts sobbing*
Have a nice weekend!
Kati